New School Year

Believe it or not.....I am loving being back in school and seeing the kids again! I have so many students that are in need of a strong stable adult role model, and I feel like I am that for several of my students. I can't even begin to explain the awesome feeling I have when a student who never smiles, runs to say good morning to me in the mornings! I LOVE it!!! If I can make the students believe in themselves and love life, then I have done my job!! With that said, I have a severe sore throat since I have been talking way too much the last week and a half!! But it is worth it!! I also started taking my Advocare vitamins and drinking spark again....and I feel great!

Another teacher that I work with and I have been talking and we have decided that we are going to start memorizing Bible verses each week. Something that can relate to every day life. I wanted to start and find the first verse to memorize. It is a great reminder that I tend to let slip away more often than not.

"Do your own work well, and then you will have something to be proud of. But don't compare yourselves with others." Galatians 6:4


I get caught up in wondering if I teach something as well as other teachers, but that is not what God wants us to do. He wants us to do the best we can and be proud of what we do!!

We are all unique! Be the best person you can be, and God will be happy!


Have a wonderful day!
Heather

Busy Busy Summer Time

What a summer it has been.... I am going to try my hardest and blog more! I think I have said that several times in the past, but this time I am for real.

1. William and I celebrated our 1st anniversary on June 18th in Nashville, TN. We went to the Grand Ole Opry!! It was so much fun. We toured the Ryman (Old Opry House) and enjoyed listening to the upcoming singers downtown.

2. We are currently under contract on our first house! Set to close July 23rd. I can NOT wait!! Pictures to come soon.

3. I will be teaching 7th grade math next year!! This is a dream come true! I love math.

4. One of my best friends is moving to live in North Carolina. I will miss her greatly. Celebrated her 3oth birthday as a surprise dinner at Aqua Terra.

5. I am using Advocare, and LOVE it!! The Spark and the vitamins are my fav! I have lost a total of 11 LBS and feel great.

6. I went to the zoo with my family including Reese and Bree. Reese has been begging to go and I have to say it is so much fun seeing her get excited.

7.  I have had lunch with my 2 favorite teacher friends a few times. I am so glad that we have other things in common besides being teachers.

8. I am still selling Origami Owl Jewelry....I love my necklace!



Playing catch up on the last few major things that I can think of!! 

Coffee Filter Wreath

I came across Lindsay L's Pinterest pin on wreaths. I had a long weekend off and wanted to FINALLY give this a try. I ended up making 3 of them and 1 small one. SO easy!!

Here's what you need.... 1 poster board (I wanted my wreath to lay flat on the wall. You can use a wreath foam form.), 1 package of coffee filters (brown or white), a hot glue gun and glue, 2 round objects ( to trace the size you want your wreath to be), scissors, and ribbon.

Step 1: Trace your round objects on your poster board and cut out.

Notice the circles are not perfect, it IS ok. I get impatient, so my projects are not always perfect. 

Step 2: Start gluing the filters on. You need to pull the filters apart so they are ready to put on quick. This is when you decide if you want to put the filters close together or farther apart. I had to play with the first wreath that I made. I put the hot glue on the poster board and then I pushed them down on the glue. I pushed my filters down to where they were not so tall.

Step 3: Put the ribbon on the wreath and hang it!!! 

DIY Pocket Skirt

This is WAY late. I have already worn this skirt a time or two. I LOVE making things with my sewing machine.... I followed this tutorial to make this skirt. I have actually made 2 skirts with this tutorial because it was sooo easy.

You need 1.5 yrds of fabric, making thread, and 1 1/2 inch elastic waste band.


This was my first skirt that I made. The day I wore it to school, all of my students and other teachers commented on it and asked where I bought it. I was so proud to say "I made it!!". Some teachers begged me to make them one! I had the biggest smile all day. 





















This second skirt I made recently. I wore it out that night out with friends. My friend Melissa picked the pattern because I could not choose. I love my skirts. I have already bought a few more different fabrics to make spring skirts. I wear my skirts now with my tall brown "riding" boots.



**You can kind of see the pocket on this one. I have it on the hanger a little crooked.


TIP: The tutorial that I used called for 1.5 yards of fabric, but I think that you can use around a yard. The first time you make it, buy more and then you can always use less.

The next time I make this skirt I will give you my step by step instructions and let you know how much fabric I actually use. I altered the steps a little because the skirt was way too bulky.

Placemat

My very first sewing project was a place mat. I found a prepackaged sewing project at Joanns.It came with the pattern and fabric, I just had to cut it out and add the insert. I wanted something easy to complete so I could get comfortable using my sewing machine. Here is the place mat. I need to make the other one......

Sister's Good Deal...

The day after Christmas my sister and I always do some
Shopping at Target, Kohls, and a few other nearby places. She has been wanting to decorate her house, so we are always looking for cute things. Target had the Christmas merchandise marked down 50% and she found this cute gold tray. I went to get me one and they were gone. She paid $3 for it. I took it home and put an S (made with my cricut "song bird" cartridge) on it and modge podged it. It is now sitting on her fire place. It is cute....

 She is trying to figure out how to decorate her mantel.... any suggestions?

First Infinity Scarf...

I made myself a scarf today in around 15 minutes!! It is not perfect, but I am proud since it is the 1st accessory for myself that I have hand-made myself. I used this tutorial from an awesome sewing blog. I used plain cotton fabric (not the softest)  because I could not find any flannel or jersey cotton to make this. I am going to have to use some fabric softener to make it softer, but it will work!!!

(Excuse the comforter piled up in the background, I was washing our sheets!)

 I want to make more. However, there is another tutorial that I am thinking about following. It uses more fabric, but it wraps around more than once. I was afraid to try it with so much fabric in case I messed it up. Now that I know it is easy, I will try the other one and hopefully I will be able to find jersey or flannel fabric that I like to complete it.